What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Teacher - Full-time position at RAINBOWS UNITED, INC?
JOB SUMMARY
An Assistant Teacher assists the Lead Teacher in planning the daily activities and aids in facilitating activities for all children both indoors and outdoors. The Assistant Teacher helps the Teacher in implementing the Developmental Assessment for each child to determine the child’s strengths and areas in which the child may need help. This is a full-time position.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS (RESPONSIBILITIES):
- Assists the Teacher in providing a warm and nurturing environment in which the children can grow.
- Assesses the child's day to day strengths and needs through observation and maintains records as required.
- Provides input to classroom planning, both long term and short term.
- Maintains open communication with teachers, parents, and other staff members.
- Ability to comply with Agency and departmental safety policies and procedures.
- Performs other tasks as assigned.
- Ability to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and/or other sounds in person.
- Ability to determine and identify items and children in the periphery, near, and far visual fields.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- CDA (Child Development Associate) Certificate, or college hours in Child Development preferred.
- Prefer 1 year working with special needs children or children aged 2 weeks to 5 years.
SKILLS:
- Ability to read and write the English language.
- Ability to perform work tasks within the physical demand requirements as outlined below.
FLSA CLASSIFICATION: Non-Exempt
JOB TYPE: Full-time, Monday- Friday, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
WORK PACE: Self-paced, requiring the ability to think and act quickly and efficiently in a fast-paced, demanding work environment.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: This position operates in a classroom setting both indoors and outdoors.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Sitting: 1 - 2 hours in an 8-hour work shift. Alternates to standing on a frequent basis.
Standing: 4 - 6 hours in an 8-hour work shift. Alternates to sitting on a frequent basis
Walking: 1/2 - 1 hour in an 8-hour work shift.
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FREQUENCY: Never = 0% Rarely = 1 - 10% Occasionally = 11 - 33% Frequently = 34 - 66% Continuously = 67 %
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LIFTING:
WEIGHT FREQUENCY OBJECTS
1 - 10 lbs. Continuously Toys, chairs, files, etc.
11 - 20 lbs. Continuously Equipment, children, supplies
21 - 50 lbs. Frequently Equipment, children, supplies
CARRYING:
WEIGHT FREQUENCY OBJECTS
1 - 10 lbs. Continuously Toys, chairs, files, etc.
11 - 20 lbs. Continuously Equipment, children, supplies
21 - 50 lbs. Frequently Equipment, children, supplies
Pushing: Required to push children in wheelchairs on a continuous basis.
Bending: Continuously
Squatting: Continuously
Kneeling: Continuously
Crawling: Continuously
Climbing: Rarely - stairs (Frequently for multi-level facilities)
Grasping: Continuously
Reaching: Continuously
Fine Manipulation: Continuously
